Isabelle Demongeot

Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled further south in Gassin.

Isabelle Demongeot
Country (sports) France
Born (1966-09-18) 18 September 1966
Gassin, France
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1983
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$804,884
Singles
Career record249–221
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (23 May 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1990, 1993)
French Open3R (1988)
Wimbledon3R (1985, 1987)
US Open3R (1987, 1994)
Doubles
Career record251–187
Career titles9 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 20 (8 May 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1990, 1992)
French OpenQF (1987, 1992)
Wimbledon3R (1985, 1988, 1992, 1995)
US Open3R (1989, 1992)

Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase in New York state in 1991. She achieved her best Grand Slam singles performance by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1986. She won a total of nine WTA Tour doubles titles. Her best Grand Slam doubles performance was reaching the French Open quarter-finals with Nathalie Tauziat of France in 1987 and 1992. She also represented her country from 1985 to 1993 in the Federation/Fed Cup and in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.[1] She retired from the WTA Tour in 1996.

WTA Tour Finals

Singles 1 (1–0)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 22 July 1991 Westchester Hard Lori McNeil 6–4, 6–4

Doubles 13 (9–4)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Virginia Slims (1/0)
Tier I (1/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (1/1)
Tier IV & V (6/3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 28 September 1987 Paris Clay Nathalie Tauziat Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš		 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 9 May 1988 Berlin Clay Nathalie Tauziat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 11 July 1988 Nice Clay Nathalie Tauziat Catherine Suire
Catherine Tanvier		 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 3. 17 October 1988 Zürich Carpet (i) Nathalie Tauziat Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 24 October 1988 Brighton Carpet (i) Nathalie Tauziat Lori McNeil
Betsy Nagelsen		 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 4. 1 May 1989 Hamburg Clay Nathalie Tauziat Jana Novotná
Helena Suková		 walkover
Winner 5. 5 August 1991 Albuquerque Hard Katrina Adams Lise Gregory
Peanut Louie Harper		 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 23 September 1991 St. Petersburg Carpet (i) Jo Durie Elena Brioukhovets
Natalia Medvedeva		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 6. 30 September 1991 Leipzig Carpet (i) Manon Bollegraf Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 7. 13 April 1992 Pattaya Hard Natalia Medvedeva Pascale Paradis
Sandrine Testud		 6–1, 6–1
Winner 8. 20 April 1992 Kuala Lumpur Hard Natalia Medvedeva Rika Hiraki
Petra Langrová		 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner 9. 1 February 1993 Auckland Hard Elna Reinach Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 25 April 1994 Taranto Clay Sandra Cecchini Irina Spîrlea
Noëlle van Lottum		 6–3, 2–6, 6–1

ITF finals

Singles Finals (4-4)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 17 October 1983 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Rafeket Benjamini 6–0, 6–0
Winner 2. 23 January 1984 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Carin Anderholm 7–5, 6–3
Winner 3. 20 August 1984 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Renata Šašak 7–6, 7–5
Winner 4. 31 December 1984 Chicago, United States Hard Kirsten Dreyer 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 15 July 1991 Evansville, United States Hard Kimberly Po 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 9 December 1991 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 12 December 1994 Cergy, France Hard (i) Katarzyna Nowak 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 3 March 1996 Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Elena Pampoulova 3–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles (4-4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 11 June 1984 Lyon, France Clay Nathalie Tauziat Mercedes Paz
Ronni Reis		 6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 31 December 1984 Chicago, United States Hard Nathalie Tauziat Lynn Lewis
Wendy Barlow		 6–4, 6–7, 5–7
Winner 3. 21 January 1985 San Antonio, United States Hard Nathalie Tauziat Elisabeth Ekblom
Marianne van der Torre		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 4. 30 March 1987 Limoges, France Clay Nathalie Tauziat Céline Cohen
Eva Krapl		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 5. 7 December 1992 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Catherine Suire Sabine Appelmans
Julie Halard-Decugis		 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 29 March 1993 Moulins, France Hard Catherine Suire Agnese Blumberga
Jana Pospíšilová		 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard Catherine Suire Magdalena Feistel
Elena Makarova		 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 10 April 1994 Limoges, France Clay Maria Strandlund Angelique Olivier
Heidi Sprung		 6–2, 6–2

References
  1. Isabelle Demongeot Archived 31 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
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